| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA (Hons) | Full-time | 3 - 4 years | - | - | - |
Are you ready to create, innovate and make a positive impact as a responsible digital citizen or music producer? Develop your creative edge with our Digital Media and Music Production BA. Build cutting-edge digital media skills and gain professional music production expertise. You'll work with industry-standard software and equipment and collaborate on real-world projects.
Undertaking a work placement will provide you with industry experience, and you'll build a professional portfolio to help shape your future career in the fast-moving and innovative creative industries. Course overview Our Digital Media and Music Production degree's contemporary curriculum is designed for aspiring creatives. You'll critically explore the theories behind digital media and music production and develop hands-on content creation skills. This will provide you with the creative, professional and technical skills to produce dynamic digital content and high-quality audio, opening doors to wide ranging careers in areas such as broadcasting, sound engineering, television and marketing.
You'll build skills and knowledge in areas including content creation for social media, analysing what makes good content and understanding the different platforms, content and audiences. Using professional recording studios and state-of-the–art equipment you'll gain a solid grounding in recording and mixing skills and gain practical experience as sound technician and engineer. You'll examine the contemporary music scene and put your understanding of the nuances of crafting compelling and persuasive multimedia stories into practice focusing on an issue you're passionate about. Optional modules throughout this programme allow you to tailor your studies to your interests, enhancing your creative, digital, or analytical skills.
Topics range from creating sound for moving images, digital curation and history, sampling and remixing, media and climate change, social media management and the American South – a summer school in the US. Our practical, career-focused approach includes real-world projects, work placements, and study abroad opportunities. You'll develop workplace-ready skills including critical thinking, communication and problem-solving and graduate with a professional portfolio created using industry-standard equipment and software, highly valued in the digital media and creative industries. Related courses: Digital Media Digital Media and Marketing Digital Media and Sociology Music Production and Sound Design Gain practical skills using film, sound and image production facilities Benefit from our Apple MacBook Loan Scheme throughout your degree Film Studies and Media at Keele is ranked Top 10 in England for student positivity* NSS 2024 (Broad-based universities) *based on overall student satisfaction, which is an average score across 27 questions asked in the NSS Work placement opportunities to enhance your career prospects and network with industry partners in the creative and cultural industries.
Graduate with a substantial music and audio portfolio using industry standard software and hardware For more details, please see the course page on the Keele website.
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